microcosmos
noun
mi·cro·cos·mos
ˈmī-krə-ˌkäz-məs 
-ˌmōs,
-ˌmäs
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: the microscopic or submicroscopic world
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Another number down the list would have drawn knowing nods within the microcosmos of horse racing intellectuals: The cost of breeding a mare with Scat Daddy, the blossoming sire merely 11 years old, had sprouted from $35,000 to $100,000.
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Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
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Chuck Culpepper, chicagotribune.com, 5 May 2018
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“Microcosmos.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microcosmos. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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